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• YerbaYerba@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The cheapest eggs at my US grocery store are almost always in that awful styrofoam. Clear plastic egg cartons are really common too.

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  • ms_lane@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just… why?

    Surely it costs more than the cardboard, it’s not like egg cartons are made from quality board, it’s reconstituted ‘crap’ that’s just enough to hold together supporting a dozen eggs.

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    • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      OP here. Yeah, I don’t know why either, but it seems most eggs in my area come in these plastic/styrofoam cartons. Not in 2 packs like my post though, I cut that out of what was an 18 pack, as a wallet to protect my money, obviously.

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    • Spookyghost@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Plastic and Styrofoam are cheaper.

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    • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe it allows them to stack more eggs on top of each other without shelves without as many breaking or something?

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Either that, or they just want microplastics in all our foods… 🤷‍♂️

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